Effect of initial planting spacing on wood properties of unthinned loblolly pine at age 21

Forest Products Journal

Volumn 58, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 78-83

  Clark III, Alexander ^a   Jordan, Lewis ^b   Schimleck, Laurie ^c   Daniels, Richard F ^c  

^a USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^b Weyerhaeuser   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DESIGN REQUIREMENTS; INCREASING TREES; INTENSIVELY MANAGED PLANTATIONS; JUVENILE WOODS; MICROFIBRIL ANGLES; PINUS TAEDA L.; SPECIFIC GRAVITIES; STEM WOODS; WOOD STIFFNESSES;

AGRICULTURE; COMPETITION; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); FORESTRY; STIFFNESS;

WOOD;

AGRICULTURE; COMPETITION; DENSITY; FERTILIZATION; FIBRILS; FORESTRY; PINUS; PLANTING; STIFFNESS; WOOD;

PINUS ECHINATA; PINUS TAEDA;

EID: 56549090430     PISSN: 00157473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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